Bourne Wood
51°11′28″N 0°46′41″W / 51.191°N 0.778°W Bourne Wood (also known as Bourne Woods) is an area of predominantly coniferous woodland just south of Farnham, Surrey, England. It is named after The Bourne, a ward of Farnham. A promontory above a large heathland clearing provides views over the surrounding woodland.[1] Much of the wood was formerly heathland, but was developed privately during the 20th century as commercial conifer plantations. This part of the wood has been purchased by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and is being restored mainly to heathland, with retention of some woodland of wildlife significance, as Farnham Heath nature reserve. Their aim is to benefit scarce heathland species such as nightjar, woodlark and Dartford warbler, tree pipit and sand lizard.[2]
Filming
Since 2000, part of Bourne Wood has been frequently used as a location for filming movies, television series and music videos, most notably the opening battle scenes of the film Gladiator. In chronological order, the following productions have included scenes filmed in the Bourne Wood:
- Gladiator (2000)[3]
- The Man Who Cried (2000)[3]
- Band of Brothers (2001, miniseries)
- Storm (2001, short film)[4]
- The Scientist (2002, music video)
- Gladiatress (2004)[5]
- Children of Men (2006)[6]
- The Golden Compass (2007)[7]
- Inkheart (2008)[8]
- We Call Her Daisy (2008, short film)[9]
- The Descent Part 2 (2009)[10]
- Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009)[7]
- Robin Hood (2010)[7]
- The Wolfman (2010)[11]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 (2010/2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)[12]
- War Horse (2011)[13]
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)[14]
- Dark Shadows (2012)[15]
- Snow White & the Huntsman (2012) [16]
- Jack the Giant Killer (2012)[17]
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)[18]
References
- ^ "Bourne Wood". Forestry Commission.
- ^ "About Farnham Heath". RSPB.
- ^ a b "Bourne Wood". Forestry Commission.
- ^ "Storm". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Gladiatress". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Children of Men & The Bourne Woods".
- ^ a b c "Surrey Film Locations". Surrey Life.
- ^ "Inkheart". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "We Call Her Daisy". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "The Descent: Part 2". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "The Amazing Movie Show".
- ^ "Captain America: The First Avenger". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "War Horse". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Dark Shadows". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Snow White and the Huntsman". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Jack the Giant Killer". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Proposed Film Shoot in Bourne Wood September 2012". The Bourne Residents' Association. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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